“We’re going to do it. I’m going to go back to the governor and ask him to revisit his decision on that lease. If he will do it, I will enter into that agreement, and we’ll turn it into a park just like Milliken Park."

Snyder seems open to the idea.

“If operating Belle Isle as a state park is one of those ways, we’re certainly open and willing to revisit this issue and work in cooperation with the city to preserve and enhance this special place," Riley reports.